The Miami Dolphins' roster is getting a much-needed makeover as the team has made several moves in free agency.

(Steve Svekis, Keven Lerner)

It’ll be interesting to see how many play better with their new teams.

Again, don’t believe the myth that’s floating around about players leaving and doing better. Most Dolphins who have departed since 2012, the Ryan Tannehill era, haven’t fared better in their new location.

So I’d maintain the Dolphins haven’t done that badly when getting rid of (over-priced) veterans.

I’d also maintain most of the players who fared better weren’t going to stay with the Dolphins anyway for a variety of reasons (money, attitude, etc…), so for the most part it isn’t a situation where the Dolphins were too cheap to retain their own players or used faulty judgment.

The big problem, as I’ve stated previously, is the Dolphins don’t replace their departed players with better players. And in many cases (guard, cornerback, linebacker) the talent level goes down and stays down.

But that’s a different discussion.

Here’s a partial list of significant Dolphins players who have departed in the last four years and how they did.

And remember, we’re talking about guys who fared better with their new team, not guys who did as well with their new team as they did with the Dolphins.

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These guys played better their new team(s) than they did with the Dolphins.

-- CB Vontae Davis: Had 9 INTs in three seasons with Dolphins (2009-11); 12 INTs and two Pro Bowls with Indianapolis (2012-15).

-- CB Sean Smith: Posted 5 INTs in four seasons with Dolphins (2009-12); 5 INTs and overall better play with Kansas City (2013-15).

-- LB Karlos Dansby: Three 100-tackles seasons and 1 INT with the Dolphins (2010-12); named All Pro (2013) and had two 100-tackle seasons, 8 INTs, 4 TDs with Arizona (2013) and Cleveland (2014-15).

-- WR Brandon Marshall: Very close call. Had 167 receptions, 2,228 yards, 9 TDs, Pro Bowl in two seasons with Dolphins (2010-11); 388 receptions, 5,026 yards, 45 TDs, three Pro Bowls in three years with Chicago (2012-14) and one with the New York Jets (2015).

-- LB Dannell Ellerbe: Had 101 tackles, 1.0 sack and 2 INTs in only complete season with the Dolphins (2013). Only played one game in 2014 after sustaining season-ending injury; 39 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INTs in six games with New Orleans (2015).